Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard all the noise that is ChatGPT. I've been playing around with it since early December, right before it went crazy viral. In fact, one night, I was up until 3 AM asking it to do everything from outlining a website to writing a poem about Nicholas Cage designing a living room in the voice[...]
Adding the technology of smart lighting to your home might feel overwhelming. So to help shed light (see what I did there?) on the subject, I've been slowly making my 1986 home smarter and testing out all the smart lighting gadgets for you. A few months ago, I shared the best smart home devices and talked about installing smart dimmers a[...]
A few months ago, I began making my home a little smarter every month. Since it's about to receive its master's in technology, I'd like to share some of the best smart home devices I've installed thus far. Gadgets that I'm not sure how I've lived without and make my life just a little bit easier. BTDubs, check out my post on how to easil[...]
Home decor and interior design have always been my passion, but a few years ago, when I initially tried using 3D design software to mock up my kitchen remodel, I struggled. Fast forward to today, and all that has changed. I discovered HomeByMe, an intuitive and easy-to-use 3D design software with a catalog of furniture and decor from rea[...]
Confession — there's a wall in my home you never see. The dreaded TV wall. A big black box eyesore that every home decor enthusiast tries to hide. Regular folks say, just deal with it. I get it, that's exactly what I've done. It's a part of life. Almost everyone owns at least one television, and in my home, there's no living without it[...]
When Sengled Lightbulbs asked if I wanted to try their wireless smart lightbulbs, I was like, ummmm, it's a lightbulb. *shrugs* What's to try, right? Before I agreed, I typed Sengled into google to do a little research and soon found out that these were not your ordinary lightbulbs. Wireless Smart Lightbulbs The Boy i[...]
When we first moved into the new house, my phone was slow. My iPad was slow. My laptop...you guessed it, slow. The Boy was at his wit's end with 3 different WiFi networks in the house, plus multiple repeaters. If you were upstairs, you got dropped from the stronger network. Sometimes you'd be on the slowest network, and no matter how man[...]